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I backtracked and read all the Psy-Changeling novels by Nalini Singh that I didn’t get to my first go around:

Slave to Sensation

Visions of Heat

Caressed By Ice

Blaze of Memory

Kiss of Snow

As for movies, I watched Spiderman: Homecoming and War for the Planet of the Apes. War for the Planet of the Apes had a surprising emotional complexity that I absolutely did not expect, even though I haven’t watched the previous two films.

On my flight back from vacation a few weeks ago, I ended up re-reading the Night Shift anthology by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, and Milla Vane. It was my first time reading the story “Secrets by Midnight” by Nalini Singh, and with that one story, I was hooked into her Psy-Changeling series.

In the few weeks since I’ve discovered the Psy-Changeling series/world, I’ve devoured a good portion of the series, even if somewhat out of order. So far, I’ve read the following novels in the series:

Mine to Possess

Hostage to Pleasure

Branded by Fire

Bonds of Justice

Play of Passion

Tangle of Need

Heart of Obsidian

Shield of Winter

Shards of Hope

Allegiance of Honor

Silver Silence*

*Silver Silence is “technically” the start of the second story arc of this world, listed as part of the Psy-Changeling Trinity series but set in the same world.

Of all the heroes and heroines so far, I’ve found the hero in Heart of Obsidian the most interesting. He’s not exactly a “hero” in the regular sense but then again, I’ve always been drawn to men with a side of mystery, I suppose. The changeling males are just too easy to understand their motives, although it did make for very entertaining reading in in Branded by Fire and Play of Passion.

Watched Wonder Woman last night, which was better than I expected but not amazing. The only reason I decided to watch it in the theaters was because it cost me only $4 (with a promo code).

Read the following:

White Hot by Ilona Andrews

Elias in Love by Grace Burrowes

Tartan Two-Step by Grace Burrowes

Elias in Love was…. hard for me to read. I couldn’t sympathize with the heroine or hero, and I actually sympathized more with one of the secondary characters who was kind of made out to be a villain by the heroine (she’s rather… dumb? ignorant? too much a stupid damsel in distress, really). The plot and the location hit a little too close to home for me, which is why it took a while for me to process it.

While I liked White Hot, once again, I was more interested in a secondary character than the main two characters. My problem with this book is that Rogan in the Hidden Legacy series is too similar to Curran from the Kate Daniels series. Both men are overprotective and over powering, do things without consulting the heroine, and they have extremely similar backgrounds. If not for the secondary characters I felt the book would have fallen flat… then again, the actual story plot is decently intriguing. At least the younger siblings and cousins were entertaining.

Just finished reading All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. I first came across the last book at BN, where it was being sold in the bargain area. Then I went home and borrowed the first two books from the library.

A Discovery of Witches

Shadow of Night

The Book of Life

I’m sure I’ve seen these books when they were first published, but somehow wasn’t interested in reading them. That strikes me as odd, because Harkness ties history with evolutionary biology/genetics and magic. The first two have been academic interests of mine, and I’ve always liked a dose of magic in the books I read.

Watched Logan in the theaters with the bf. He really wanted to watch it, and there was a promo for a $4 movie ticket, so I went with him. Solid movie, but that’s the last of the original X-Men movie series.

Just bought Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire and finished it as well. I think at this point I’m quite intrigued about the villain. Yes, the villain as an organization has been present since book 1, but this time it’s a real person. I’m glad there’s another book because I want to see where the storyline goes.